1931 East Sydney by-election

1931 East Sydney by-election

7 March 1931
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Eddie Ward Lionel Courtenay
Party Labor Nationalist
Popular vote 19,975 16,333
Percentage 54.1% 44.2%
Swing Decrease14.3pp Increase12.6pp
TPP 55.7% 44.3%
TPP swing Decrease14.3pp Increase14.3pp

MP before election

John West
Labor

Elected MP

Eddie Ward
Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of East Sydney on 7 March 1931. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP John West.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Eddie Ward, who was associated with New South Wales Premier Jack Lang's wing of the party.

This was the last by-election contested by the Nationalist Party as it would be replaced by the United Australia Party later that year.